Best Chili in the U.S.

Oren Bass and Zachary Schwartz are Slow Food USA members who met as students at Johnson & Wales culinary school. They founded this mobile kitchen to offer casual farm-to-table cooking. Their Texas-style bean-free chili comes in regular or “fire.” Both options combine ground beef and Florida-sourced short ribs, local beer and a secret hot sauce recipe. Get it as a Frito pie (ladled over Fritos and served in the bag, sprinkled with cheddar and chips) or topping their Jersey Style chili-cheese dog, grilled with house-made cheese. slowfoodtruck.com

Chili has so many regional iterations, and each version comes with its own cult following. Is it best with beef or chicken? Green chiles or red? Vegetarian or bean-free Texas-style? F&W looked past the geographic divides to find the most delicious chilies in the land.—Jessica Colley